ounder and President of XPERIENCE, LLC in Washington, D.C., which includes Kayser Ridge Retreat & Learning Center in Berkeley Springs, WV. Cliff is also Chief Learning Officer of Polarity Partnerships, LLC and served as the 2-year Polarity Mastery Program Dean between 2013-2017.
Cliff is an executive coach with 25 years of experience in organization development consulting and leadership training. He is a frequent conference keynote speaker on polarity thinking and values dynamics as they apply to national/global systems, organizational/team applications, and leadership competencies. Since 2010, Cliff has been an Adjunct Faculty member in American University’s Master’s in Organization Development and KEY Executive programs. He is a Coaching Fellow for the Leadership Coaching for Organizational Well Being (an International Coaching Federation Accredited Coach Training Program) at George Mason’s Center for the Advancement of Well-being.
Holding Master’s Degrees in both Human Resources and Organizational Development from American University, Cliff completed his Coaching Certification at Georgetown University’s Executive Leadership Coaching Program and earned a PCC (Professional Certified Coach) through the International Coaching Federation.
Prior to launching XPERIENCE, LLC, Cliff held internal positions as Vice President of Organizational Development and Training for The National Cooperative Bank (NCB), Senior Organization Development Consultant for The Washington Post, and Corporate Manager of Human Resources and Training at The Washington Post Company. Before joining The Washington Post Company, Cliff held human resources and management positions at the Planning & Development Collaborative International, the law firm of Arter, Hadden, Haynes & Miller, and a Fortune 500 organization.
EDUCATION
- Bachelor’s Degree, History & Business, Lenoir-Rhyne University, Hickory, NC
- Master’s Degree, HR Management, American University, Washington, DC
- Master’s Degree, OD, American University/NTL, Washington, DC
- Executive Leadership Coaching, Georgetown University, Washington, DC
CERTIFICATIONS
- PCC, Professional Certified Coach — International Coaching Federation
- Polarity Master, Polarity Thinking Mastery Program (Cohort II) (www.PolarityPartnerships.com)
- EQi 2.0/EQ 360, Emotional Quotient Inventory, MHS/OKA Associates
- MBTI, TKI, FIRO-B, Strong Career Development Inventory, Pearson-Marr Narrative Intelligence Profile
- SPHR (Senior Professional in Human Resources), Society for Human Resource Management
- Benchmarks 360 By Design, Center for Creative Leadership
- Level Two Consultant, Barrett Values Centre Cultural Transformation Tools (www.valuescentre.com)
- BBI (Becoming a Better Intervenor), Gestalt Institute of Cleveland
- MAP, Cook-Greuter Leadership Development Maturity Profile Map
- Master Trainer, Achieve Global & Development Dimensions International
- Hogan Leadership Circle Profile
AFFILIATIONS
- Adjunct Faculty Member, AU KEY Executive Program
- Coaching Fellow, George Mason University, Center for the Advancement of Well-being
- Visiting Faculty, The Gestalt Institute of Cleveland, 2009-present
- Adjunct Faculty, George Mason’s EDGE– Center for Team & Organizational Learning, 2009-present
ounder and President of XPERIENCE, LLC in Washington, D.C., which includes Kayser Ridge Retreat & Learning Center in Berkeley Springs, WV. Cliff is also Chief Learning Officer of Polarity Partnerships, LLC and served as the 2-year Polarity Mastery Program Dean between 2013-2017.
Cliff is an executive coach with 25 years of experience in organization development consulting and leadership training. He is a frequent conference keynote speaker on polarity thinking and values dynamics as they apply to national/global systems, organizational/team applications, and leadership competencies. Since 2010, Cliff has been an Adjunct Faculty member in American University’s Master’s in Organization Development and KEY Executive programs. He is a Coaching Fellow for the Leadership Coaching for Organizational Well Being (an International Coaching Federation Accredited Coach Training Program) at George Mason’s Center for the Advancement of Well-being.
Holding Master’s Degrees in both Human Resources and Organizational Development from American University, Cliff completed his Coaching Certification at Georgetown University’s Executive Leadership Coaching Program and earned a PCC (Professional Certified Coach) through the International Coaching Federation.
Prior to launching XPERIENCE, LLC, Cliff held internal positions as Vice President of Organizational Development and Training for The National Cooperative Bank (NCB), Senior Organization Development Consultant for The Washington Post, and Corporate Manager of Human Resources and Training at The Washington Post Company. Before joining The Washington Post Company, Cliff held human resources and management positions at the Planning & Development Collaborative International, the law firm of Arter, Hadden, Haynes & Miller, and a Fortune 500 organization.
Cliff Kayser is the author of “It: Forty Years in Conversation with the Tao Te Ching” having spent more than four decades working at the intersection of human development, leadership, Polarity Thinking, and Taoist wisdom.